Judging by the smiles all around on both the MV Faina’s Ukrainian crew and the pirates themselves, maybe getting your container ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden isn’t so horrible after all! Things ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates moved two British hostages from their hijacked yacht on Thursday to a captured container ship now moored near a pirate haven. Paul and Rachel Chandler, both in ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged, Danish-owned container ship on Wednesday with 20 American crew on board in a major escalation in attacks off the lawless Horn of Africa ...

Water Versus Firearms at Sea It may seem absurd that water hoses and noise can defend against pirates armed with rifles, ...